Thuli Bheri () is an urban municipality located in Dolpa District of Karnali Province Province of Nepal.
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 8,370 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 11 wards.
History
The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.
Dunai, Majhphal, Juphal and Raha Village development committees were incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Dunai.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 96.7% of the population in Thuli Bheri Municipality spoke
Nepali language, 0.8%
Bote language, 0.6%
Magar language, 0.6%
Sherpa language, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2%
Gurung language, 0.1%
Tamang language and 0.1%
Urdu as their first language; 0.7% spoke other languages.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 67.4% were Chhetri, 11.0% Thakuri, 9.5% Kami, 2.6% Bahun, 2.4% Sarki, 2.2% Magars, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Tamang people, 0.7% Gurung people and 1.5% others.
In terms of religion, 97.4% were Hinduism, 2.4% Buddhism, 0.2% Islam and 0.1% Christianity.[ NepalMap Demographics]
Transportation
Dolpa Airport lies Old-Juphal, in the north-west of the town and offers flights to
Nepalgunj.
Education
In education, there is the Dolpa Campus affiliated with Tribhuvan University, one high school: Sarswoti Higher Secondary School affiliated with HSEB, and the Dunai Community Library which is a community learning center.
Healthcare
There is one hospital, the 15-bed Dolpa District Hospital.
External links
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http://www.thulibherimun.gov.np/
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